Azrael #40

Part of DC's 1998 "Cataclysm" crossover, this issue puts Azrael — in his striking red-and-gold costume — front and center as he faces off against a powerfully built, masked opponent sent hurtling through a storm of debris above him. Roger Robinson and James Pascoe's cover captures the chaos of a city in crisis, with crumbling architecture framing the left side against a sky torn open by destruction. O'Neil, Robinson, and Pascoe bring real kinetic energy to "Hour of the Quake," promising a collision of brute force and Azrael's fierce determination amid Gotham's catastrophe.